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Going GREEN in Orange County, CA

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This blog advocates sustainability, eco-friendly, "green" living in Orange County, CA. Genuine, complete blog posts that are relative and fun to read. Orange County event calender, reference list and online map. Suggestions are always welcome!

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  • 551 W. Maple Avenue - for rent

    Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 11:36 in green housing

    Add yourself to the 551 W. Maple Ave Interest List HEREDOWNLOAD Rental Application PacketExtrodinariely rare opportunity to live in this award winning, LEED Silver Certified home. Drastically reduce your utitlity costs with your own 2.46Kw Sunpower s...

  • A New Life for Shipping Containers

    Posted on Monday August 18th, 2008 at 23:35 in green housing

    From the moment I was first introduced to the idea of using shipping containers for real estate development, it made a whole lot of sense. I caught some "green" home or living show on TV that featured LA architect, Peter Demaria of Demaria Design. ...

  • 2008 EcoBroker Convention

    Posted on Thursday August 14th, 2008 at 14:49 in green housing

    July 16th and 17th, EcoBroker held their 5th annual Green Real Estate Convention in Denver, CO. The convention included presentations from motivational speaker Terry Watson and "green" living advocate and television personality Sara Snow. Panel dis...

  • I'm in Coast Magazine's "Green" August issue!

    Posted on Wednesday August 13th, 2008 at 18:43 in green housing

    I was fortunate to be featured in this years "green" August issue of Coast Magazine. Please check it out, if you have time. You should be able to download it by click one of the links below.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FULL ARTICLECLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ...

  • Costa Mesa Encourages "Green" Building

    Posted on Friday May 16th, 2008 at 17:27 in green housing, tax credits

    CITY OF COSTA MESACALIFORNIA 92626-1200 P.O.BOX 1200FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGERPRESS RELEASEJanuary 9, 2008“Green” Fee Waivers Currently Available Through June 30, 2008The City of Costa Mesa is currently offering fee waiver...

  • The USGBC and LEED®

    Posted on Wednesday February 27th, 2008 at 23:28 in energy efficiency, green housing

    If you haven't already heard of the United States Green Building Council or their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification program, you will.The USGBC has set the bar for regulating smart building design and has enabled bu...

  • Greenovate TV Show

    Posted on Monday January 14th, 2008 at 22:00 in green housing

    The Discovery Home Channel launched a new show called "Greenovate" at the end of last year. The premises consists of homeowners doing what they can to make their homes more sustainable. Many, if not all, of the homes featured in the show are local ...

  • The "GREEN" home builders are coming

    Posted on Thursday January 3rd, 2008 at 21:43 in green housing

    The Orange County United States Green Building Council Chapter has been growing exponentially over the last year and is expected to explode onto the scene as energy costs rise, product and service costs drop and the main stream understanding that...